http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/16/why-televising-the-patel-case-is-a-recipe-for-disaster/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:22:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/16/why-televising-the-patel-case-is-a-recipe-for-disaster/#comment-41716 Jenny Haines Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:18:12 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/16/why-televising-the-patel-case-is-a-recipe-for-disaster/#comment-41716 The Patel Case raises significant issues of public concern about the standards of care practiced in our health system and the lack of clinical governance that allowed Dr Patel to perform surgery for such a long period while other medical and nursing staff were trying to express concern about his practice and not being effectively listened to by hospital and Area Management. The question of his guilt or innocence on the criminal charges that have been placed against him is for the courts to determine but there is no doubt given all the issues of concern in the whole situation, there is and will be considerable public interest in his trial. No inferences should be drawn from the broadcast of his trial but the public have a right to know more about what went on at Bundaberg Hospital than what they would get in a 10-20 second grab on the nightly news. The Patel Case raises significant issues of public concern about the standards of care practiced in our health system and the lack of clinical governance that allowed Dr Patel to perform surgery for such a long period while other medical and nursing staff were trying to express concern about his practice and not being effectively listened to by hospital and Area Management. The question of his guilt or innocence on the criminal charges that have been placed against him is for the courts to determine but there is no doubt given all the issues of concern in the whole situation, there is and will be considerable public interest in his trial. No inferences should be drawn from the broadcast of his trial but the public have a right to know more about what went on at Bundaberg Hospital than what they would get in a 10-20 second grab on the nightly news.

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